Once upon a time there was a boy who opened his eyes...and noticed something. He was lost. So begins the first adventure of Action Tank. The boy soon discovers he is not the only one on this strange planet on which he has woken, and while some creatures are helpful and friendly, others are not. All the boy knows is he is late home for his carbonara dinner! Join the adventure as the boy braves the dreaded Snowgers Cave and a two million degree lake with his new friend, a talking horse man, as he attempts to find his way home for dinner.

ISBN 9780648054900

Publisher Mike Barry Was Here, 2017

Barry, Mike

9411

Alan the alien

A boy arrives on Clark's doorstep and says he is an exchange student but there is something not quite right. Alan Alyian is weird and he's full of surprises.

Twins Ben and Jen inherit a secret alien zoo from their late grandfather. But, on their first day as alien zoo keepers they discover the zoo is in need of repairs, creatures are out of their cages, there's a VIP group on their way for a visit and the supercomputer is mucking up.

Science fiction novels with space-going dinosaurs. Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books; up to five more can be read as personal choice books. See Series lists for individual titles.

Series
Astrosaurs series
(19 books)

Cole, Steve

4973

Axel & Beast: Grabbem getaway, The

Axel is a 12 year old boy who loves video games. His life is turned upside down when one day a huge robot breaks into his garage. The robot is BEAST and he is running away from Grabbem Industries who want him to destroy the environment. Axel and BEAST go on the run and, helped by Agent Omega, try to keep BEAST safe.

ISBN 9781760127800

Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2016

Bott, Adrian. C. & Isaac, Andy (ill)

17712

Beach wipe out

Planet Chimparos is heading for a population crisis and the chimpares are losing their homes. When Space Cadets Star Girl and Neuron Star are sent to investigate they discover that there's no place like home. Can they find out what is causing the over-crowding problem and save the planet and its alien chimpares?

In his dreams, Guy becomes Captain Gallant, a hero with a devoted crew who have unusual powers. Answering a distress call, Gallant rushes to rescue stranded Martian children whose parents have been kidnapped.

ISBN 9780732995973

Publisher MacMillan, 2005

Alexander, Goldie & Hamill, Dion (ill)

4745

Carnivore curse, The

Captain Teggs and his faithful dinosaur crew, aboard the spaceship DSS Sauropod, must save King Jerk, a peaceful carnivore king, from deadly space mumps. Teggs must survive the mysterious carnivore curse and prevent a violent war.

ISBN 9781862302563

Series
Astrosaurs series
(15 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2009

Cole, Steve

20848

Castle of Frankensaur, The

Meet Captain Teggs Stegosaur and the crew of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod as the astrosaurs fight evil across the galaxy. On the trail of carnivore space-robber, the astrosaurs find a creepy castle on a distant asteroid - the secret hideout of super-scientist Dr Frankensaur. Plunged into a sinister mystery, Teggs must fight deadly robots, headless horrors, mutant monsters and a threat to the entire cosmos.

ISBN 9781849414043

Series
Astrosaurs series
(19 books)

Publisher Red Fox, 2012

Cole, Steve

7576

Cinderfella

Cinderfella from the Planet Jetsonia meets Princess Esmerelda of the Planet Earth and strange things happen.

Captain Teggs and his crew of astrosaurs are on their way home for Christmas when they encounter millions of Christmas presents flying through space. Teggs and his crew are ordered to take the presents back to Santa Claus and his elfosauruses. But, all is not merry this Christmas on the North Pole star and they will have to track down whoever's determined to spoil Christmas.

ISBN 9781862302532

Series
Astrosaurs series
(12 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2007

Cole, Steve

22582

Dark secrets

The Planet Cavernellus caves are being bleached and the alien babies are no longer hatching. When Space Captains Star Girl, Comet XS and Asteroid are sent to investigate, things get a little batty. Can they survive an alien attack long enough to save the planet and its alien vampescas?

Captain Teggs and the crew of the Sauropod hit trouble when their ship is pulled into a strange, tiny, black hole. Spat out in the DSS headquarters, they meet with their boss, Admiral Rosso, who is behaving a little oddly. When the rest of the astrosaurs begin to show signs of weirdness, Teggs decides to investigate. The clues seem to point to some kind of dino-droid.

ISBN 9780099487975

Series
Astrosaurs series
(7 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2006

Cole, Steve

20910

Double cross

Adelaide Banks is the newest student to join the SEAS Space Agent program. Does First Year Space Cadet Star Girl have what it takes to save space-one planet at a time? Planet Savannator is losing its grasslands and the savasaurs are vanishing. When SC Star Girl is sent to investigate with three other cadets she knows they are in for a hairy ride. Can the cadets work together as a team to find the missing savanasaurs and stop the destruction of this planet?

Captain Teggs has a nightmare about sabre-toothed bananas and he can't believe it when he's actually attacked by them in the middle of a mission. Strange things start happening to the other astrosaurs too. The things they dream about are popping into reality to get them. Teggs and his crew must figure out what's going on.

ISBN 9781862305458

Series
Astrosaurs series
(16 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2009

Cole, Steve

5167

Everything to lose

It is graduation week at SEAS and when Space Agents Neuron Star, Comet XS and Shooting Star are called to rescue the shelluscas on Planet Molluscara they know that it is not only the aliens who need rescuing. Can the agents find the source of the fire and smoke in time to rescue the alien shelluscas and one of their own?

Planet Molteyser's springs are losing their minerals and the brontoneysers are getting sick. When Space Captains Star Girl, Galactic 6 and Star Cluster are sent to investigate, they find there's more than just hot springs letting off steam. Can they keep their cool and save the planet and its alien brontoneysers?

Captain Teggs and his crew of astrosaurs are trying to transport some very rare and precious eggs across the galaxy to a safe haven where they can hatch. But, their mission is under threat from some rather greedy, egg-eating oviraptors. When Teggs and his team arrive at their destination, they find that the planet is not quite what they were expecting. It's much larger and strangely egg-like.

ISBN 9780099472957

Series
Astrosaurs series
(2 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2005

Cole, Steve

73856

Jungle horror

Teggs and the gang are shocked when all the teachers at Astrosaurs Academy suddenly disappear. Apparently, they're on an emergency conference in a safari park and have left the fearsome Commodore Kallos and her team in charge. The Daring Dinos are suspicious so they decide to sneak off to the safari park to find Colonel Gruff and the rest of the staff, and discover the truth behind their disappearance.

ISBN 9781862305595

Series
Astrosaurs series
(17 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2009

Cole, Steve

21356

Make or break

The GDC alien community is in danger and needs help. When Space Captain Star Girl and three other captains are sent on a rescue mission to the GDC's space station, they know it's make or break. Can they break the evil spell, make it to agents' year and save the alien community?

Captain Teggs and his crew of astrosaurs are on another mission when they almost crash into a deserted space station. It is a dinosaur prison that has been hit by a meteor and abandoned. When they Investigate, they are captured by two dastardly prisoners hiding in the wreckage. The master criminals have a body-swap machine and they want to use it on the astrosaurs.

ISBN 9780099472933

Series
Astrosaurs series
(4 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2005

Cole, Steve

18419

Mo

Mo is no ordinary mobile phone. She can't do what she should but she can tell the future and there's danger ahead. Mo is on the run from an alien planet. When Shane offers to mind her while she's on Earth, he gets more than he bargained for.

ISBN 9780340911099

Publisher Hodder Children's Books (Australia), 2005

McCaughrean, Geraldine

24081

New girl

Planet Polare's ice is melting and the alien life forms are in danger. When SC Star Girl is sent to investigate with her room-mate SC Supernova she discovers that not all the dangers come from hairy aliens or strange planets. Can they work together to save the planet and its alien frozellas?

An evil force has arrived on Planet Oceanella and the seadons' wings are disappearing. When Space Agent Star Girl is sent to investigate with her two best buddies they find that it's not only the seadons that must face this evil. Can the agents put a stop to the GDC mission and rescue the alien seadons before it's too late?

Planet Plantagan's air is being polluted and the vine aliens are suffering. When Space Cadets Star Girl and Comet XS are sent to investigate they get themselves into a tangle. Can they trust each other enough to save the planet and its vine aliens?

Olga loves science almost as much as she loves animals. She knows that she is going to be a scientist that studies animals when she is old enough. In fact, she has already started studying them. But when Olga discovers a 'thing' that looks like cross between a badly drawn potato and a deflated hamster she doesn't quite know what to do. Like any good scientist, however, Olga begins to study the beast, but what she doesn't realise is that this discovery will begin an adventure that will change her life forever.

ISBN 9780062671806

Publisher HarperCollins US, 2017

Gravel, Elise

56894

Planet of peril, The

Captain Teggs and his crew of astrosaurs are on a mission on planet Aggadon, home to the peaceful triceratops. But, the dinosaurs are being terrorised by strange, long-necked creatures and weird itching diseases. Teggs discovers a gang of sinister monsters which aren't quite what they seem, and also some rather familiar enemies. Teggs and his team must help the triceratops to find peace again.

ISBN 9781862301870

Series
Astrosaurs series
(10 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2007

Cole, Steve

5715

Revenge of the fang

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur, he's an astrosaur. On the spaceship DSS Sauropod, Teggs and his faithful crew right wrongs, fight evil and eat a lot of grass. Teggs' old friends, Blink and Dutch from Astrosaur Academy, have been dino-napped by a gang of his old enemies, the Brothers of the Fang. To save his school friends, Tegg must deliver top astrosaur secrets into their claws.

ISBN 9781862302556

Series
Astrosaurs series
(14 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2008

Cole, Steve

26897

Riddle of the raptors

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur, he's an astrosaur. On the spaceship, DSS Sauropod, Teggs and his faithful crew right wrongs, fight evil and eat lots of grass. In this first adventure, the astrosaurs face a fearsome enemy, a band of greedy carnivorous raptors who have kidnapped two athlete dinosaurs. The Captain must save the dinosaurs, escape from terrifying T-Rexes and save the Dinosaur Games.

ISBN 9780099472940

Series
Astrosaurs series
(1 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2005

Cole, Steve

97391

Robot raiders, The

The Astrosaurs zoom through space towards Metka - an amazing new, automatic, computer-controlled and robot-filled super-city. When the city robots start disappearing, their inventor needs the help of Teggs and the gang.

ISBN 9781862305472

Series
Astrosaurs series
(16 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2010

Cole, Steve

19532

Seas of doom, The

Captain Teggs and his crew have been sent to a watery planet where a very large and very scary monster has been attacking a local fish factory. When Teggs and Gipsy, one of his crew, travel down to the bottom of the sea to check out the monster, they also come under attack and end up in the company of a rather strange creature with amnesia. To survive, they must try to find their way back to the surface.

ISBN 9780099472964

Series
Astrosaurs series
(3 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2005

Cole, Steve

29734

Shut down

Adelaide Banks is the newest student to join the SEAS Space Agent program. Does First Year Space Cadet Star Girl have what it takes to save space-one planet at a time? Planet Botanicus has been struck by a strange and sudden drought and the purple-eyed trappers are drying up. When Space Cadets Star Girl, Star Cluster and White Dwarf are sent to find out why, things get a little too hot to handle. Can they shut down the heat on Botanicus in time to save the planet and its alien purple-eyed trappers?

Disaster has struck Squawk Major, the pterosaur planet. Its people have forgotten how to fly, except for a sinister stranger named Grandum who now plans to rule the world. Captain Teggs and the crew of the spaceship, DSS Sauropod, must stop him and put things right before it's too late.

ISBN 9780099487753

Series
Astrosaurs series
(5 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2006

Cole, Steve

5097

Sleepless in space

As a result of Jed's grandad inventing the Starspinner Drive for spaceships, Jed finds himself on the way to the distant planet, Serendipity. Jed is supposed to sleep for a year. But one day, he wakes to find space pirates have taken over the ship.

Has Emily Anne Quinn found a meteor, a strange egg or a space monster? If it is a strange egg what sort of creature will hatch from it and what will that creature eat? Strange things are happening at Biscuit Creek.

The crew of the SS Sauropod are sent on a mission to a planet where a team of diplodocus are mining for a very valuable space mineral. But, their work is being disrupted by space ghosts. The mysterious spectres keep appearing and scaring their workers off. Captain Teggs and his team begin to investigate but then strange things begin to happen to them too.

ISBN 9780099487760

Series
Astrosaurs series
(6 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2005

Cole, Steve

Space Scout series

Thirteen-year-old Kip is an ordinary boy with an extra-ordinary space mission to save mankind. Any two books from this series may be read as Challenge books; up to five more can be read as personal choice books. See Series lists for individual titles.

Series
Space Scout series
(10 books)

Badger, H

12633

Space scout: the brainiacs

When kids in the annual Smartest Kid in the Universe competition start disappearing, Kip suspects foul play. Can he get to the bottom of it, or will he be the next victim.

ISBN 9781921848025

Series
Space Scout series
(10 books)

Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2011

Badger, H

3812

Space scout: the dark world

As soon as Kip lands on this weird, dark planet, the aliens there are struck down by a mysterious sickness. Either Kip is deadly to the aliens, or there's something more sinister going on.

ISBN 9781921759772

Series
Space Scout series
(10 books)

Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2011

Badger, H

51896

Space scout: the gas giant

Kip can't wait to explore Vapod, a giant gas planet with cool flying aliens. But as soon as Kip arrives, the planet comes under attack. Can Kip save the day before it's too late.

ISBN 9781921848032

Series
Space Scout series
(10 books)

Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2011

Badger, H

24374

Space scout: the kid kingdom

Kip is off to a planet without any adults. It's every kid's dream - a world full of rollercoasters, hover-boarding ramps and chocolate fountains. But when disaster strikes, are the kids too busy playing to save the planet.

ISBN 9781921759765

Series
Space Scout series
(10 books)

Publisher Hardie Grant Egmont, 2011

Badger, H

14559

Spilling secrets

Planet Catlabrator is awash with water and the catralabs are drowning. When Space Agent Star Girl is sent to investigate with SA Asteroid she learns that some mission buddies are more trouble than they're worth. Can she work with Asteroid to save the planet and its alien catralabs?

Any two titles read from this series can be included as official Challenge books; up to five more titles can be included as your personal choice books. To see the individual book titles and their PRC ID numbers, go to the Series lists on the Booklists page on the website. Or, you can search for a series name or the individual titles by using the Search function on the top left hand corner of the screen.

Series
Star Girl series
(16 books)

Various

45722

Star pirates, The

Several spaceships carrying valuable cargos go missing and Captain Teggs and his crew of astrosaurs investigate. When some treasures turn up on a carnivore world, it seems the meat-eaters are involved. To find out, Teggs swaps their spaceship for an old banger and is soon under attack from star pirates. Teggs must find out what secret goal the pirates are working towards before he has to walk the plank.

ISBN 9781862301887

Series
Astrosaurs series
(11 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2007

Cole, Steve

20381

Sticky tricks

Planet Perilenda has been struck by an evil force and the skunettas are disappearing. When Space Captains Star Girl and Supernova 1 are sent to investigate they soon learn that seeing isn't always believing. Can they see through the evil tricks in time to save the alien skunettas?

Captain Teggs and his faithful crew of astrosaurs, on the spaceship DSS Sauropod, are on a mission to help the planet of the woolly rhinos, where one of their three suns has gone missing. Teggs and his team must investigate who could have swallowed such a huge ball of fire. But, soon, they discover they are dealing with a rare and enormous creature, a solarwurm, and they have to muster all their strength to sort it out.

ISBN 9781862302549

Series
Astrosaurs series
(13 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2008

Cole, Steve

14614

Teeth of the T-Rex

Captain Teggs and the astrosaurs have picked up a distress call from a spaceship near the Carnivore Zone. When they investigate, all they find is a royal crown and various bits of regalia, marked with the crest of carnivores. A huge ship approaches carrying terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rexes who enter the ship. They belong to the Royal Guard and they accuse the astrosaurs of stealing the Crown Jewels of King Rex-Rex.

ISBN 9780207191398

Series
Astrosaurs series
(9 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2007

Cole, Steve

28689

Terror bird trap, The

On a beautiful island, the clean living, vegetarian bactrosaurs have always lived in harmony with their sea dwelling neighbours, the shark-like predatory megalodons. But, the island is sinking and waste from the bactrosaurs is invading the megalodon world. Captain Teggs and his faithful crew of astrosaurs must help solve the riddle and stop the island from disappearing into the sea for ever.

ISBN 9780099487982

Series
Astrosaurs series
(8 of 19)

Publisher Red Fox, 2006

Cole, Steve

4995

Three's a crowd

Planet Rednessis has been plunged into darkness and the reptaliens are turning on each other. When SC Star Girl is sent with her two besties to find out why they learn that being kept in the dark can be destructive. Can the cadets sort themselves out in time to save the planet and its reptaliens?

Adelaide Banks is the newest student to join the SEAS Space Agent program. Does First Year Space Cadet Star Girl have what it takes to save space-one planet at a time? Planet Megamarsh is being destroyed by toxic waste and the megamons are not happy. When SC Star Girl is sent to investigate with SC Red Giant she finds out that it's not only deadly waste that can be toxic. Can she survive the toxic dumping long enough to save the planet and its alien megamons?

Planet Petalbeet is being attacked by pests and the beetbugs are losing their food source. When Space Agent Star Girl is sent to investigate with two other agents she discovers the beetbugs aren't the only ones with a pest problem. Can the agents work together to save the planet and its alien beetbugs?

Planet Aquare's underwater world is being poisoned and the aquamantas are getting sick. When SC Star Girl is sent with her buddy SC Astron Girl to help they discover that looks can be deceiving. Can they find the source of the poison and stop it in time to save the planet and its alien aquamantas?